Saerian threw a wall between the two of them. It was wide enough to cut them off from each other completely, and high enough that climbing it outright would be a bit of an issue.
There was a positive to Dean, here, though. At least he wasn't going to rip his girlfriend to shreds. But other things might.
"Oh, c'mon," Saerian continued. He appeared behind Dean, arms crossed, and spoke with Alistair's voice out of Alistair's mouth. "Better them than you, right?"